(...when I have them)
- Make them a Miyazaki-themed childrens room or have Ghibli-themed birthday parties
- mobile of the kite machine from Laputa with the kids in it
- Sing "All Together Now" (Beatles) to them
- Plant a tree at the time of each's birth - So they can see it grow with them
- Start a college fund for them before they know what college is
- Prioritize them after Evan so they can see what a healthy relationship looks like
- Show them the wonder of classic Disney (when Disney was still in charge)
- Expose them to different worlds and cultures (Miyazaki)
- Do the cheesy wall height marker on each birthday
- Go to lots of their events (sports games, recitals)
- Be a part of their school stuff
- Take cute, funny, ridiculous, beautiful pictures of them at every opportunity
- Play Beethoven and Mozart for them whenever possible
- Play The Beatles and Modest Mouse for them the rest of the time
- MAKE them take music lessons (guitar, banjo, ukelele, something cool..)
- MAKE them join a sport, or teach it to them myself (badminton? tennis? lacrosse?)
- MAKE any boys join and stick with Boy Scouts
- Read to them lots
- Buy lots of nice childrens books
- Write/illustrate/bind their own childrens book
- Dont let em stay home from school ALL the time, just some of the time
- Dont encourage them to quit something at the first sign of badness or difficulty
- Teach them about $: allowance/savings
- Have pets (dog/cat/turtle/rabbit/duck)
- Take them camping and traveling
- Take them to see the ocean and the snow early in their lives, and regularly after that
- Teach them to swim early in their lives
- Bring them to Luxembourg
- Dress them in the cutest clothes (think super warm Christmas Story-esque jackets)
- Knit them warm blankets and keep them in a big ole wooden chest in the living room
- Paint a world map on a huge board to hang up in their room so they can put up pins of the places theyve been or want to go
- Cook homemade meals
- Bake fresh bread regularly
- Put occasional surprises in their lunch boxes (toys, candy, cookies)
- Buy them Legos (the best toy ever)
- Be there for them
- Love em unconditionally
dec 28 2009 ∞
aug 11 2010 +
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